Electrician · Morgantown, WV
Electrician in Morgantown: $1,296/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Morgantown at $61,610 a year. About 320 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.97). The 10th percentile is $38,980 and the 90th is $78,800. Pay ranks 211th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($869/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,296 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Akron, about 139 miles away, at $2,199 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,296
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$61,610
$38,980 to $78,800
Rent (1 bd)
$869
$1,035 (2 bd)
Employment
320
Location quotient 0.97
Pay rank
211th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $61,610.
- Taxes$1,017
- Rent$869
- Other living costs$1,953
- Left over$1,296
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $61,610
- Federal income tax
- −$5,355
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,713
- State income tax (WV)
- −$2,131
- Take-home pay
- $49,411
- Effective tax rate
- 19.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $869
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $538
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $2,822
Left over each month
$5,134 gross, minus $1,017 in tax and $2,822 in living costs.
$1,296
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Akron, $2,199/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Morgantown?
$61,610 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 320 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Morgantown?
$1,296 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $869, and pay covers 5.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Akron, about 139 miles away, leaves $2,199 a month, more than Morgantown.